Lamorinda Pediatrics

Re: Pediatrician in Lafayette/WC for teen daughters
My daughter (12) wanted to switch from a male to a female
doctor, so we saw Julie Herbert at Lamorinda Pediatrics.
After her appointment, my daughter wanted to become a
pediatrician! Julie is young, hip, and engaged my daughter in
discussions about puberty, etc. in a very non-embarrassing
manner. Now, we never had any serious issues to discuss with
her, but for well-child visits I was very pleased, as was my
daughter.
Sherry

Oct 2007

Re: Looking for Pediatrician in Lamorinda
Lamorinda Pediatrics is the place to go! We have seen each and every one
of the doctors there when our primary pediatrician was unavailable for
various reasons (Dr. Robert Shimizu). The other doctors include Drs.
Malone, Francis (woman), Anderson (woman) Robbins, and Shimizu and one
more young gal who recently joined their practice. They are located on
Dewing Avenue - around the block from Trader Joe's. We LOVE Lamorinda
Pediatrics because they offer (Monday-Friday) a clinic (no appointment
needed) from 8am-8:45 before they open for children who have an accute
illness - earache, fever, vomiting, etc. We have used this service many
times! Also, they are open on Saturdays 9am-12:00pm by appointment only.
We have called the on-call doctors at ungodly hours of the night and have
never been made to feel badly for this! They truly care about the kids
they see! I can't speak highly enough of this practice. We LOVE Dr.
Shimizu but he has recently cut down his hours. The ot!
her doctors are all fabulous! 925-284-1800. Good luck!
Kristin

Jan 2006

I am looking for recommendations for pediatricians belonging to
Lamorinda Pediatrics, Bayside Pediatrics, or Walnut Creek
Pediatrics. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations
and/or concerned feedback about doctors that you are familiar
with.
Thank you!
Andrea

Dr. Shimizu at LaMorinda Ped's in Lafayette came highly
recommended to me and I have to say, we just LOVE him! He is so
supportive to parents and awesome with kids. I can not say
enough about him. Sadly, we've recently had to leave him due to
a rise in COBRA costs and being forced to Kaiser. I still am
brought to tears thinking about it.......
We take our kids to Michael Malone at Lamorinda Pediatrics. I
think he is great! He is accomodating to my questions when the
children are sick - our kids have asthma so he has been dealing
with that with us. Also he is ready with parenting advice when i
need it. He has 5 of his own kids so he definitely speaks from
experience there.
We have seen most of the other doctors at LaMorinda during their
walk-in clinics or for emergency appointments and I have thought
they all have given good advice, accurate diagnoses and gentle
care to our children.
Jennifer
My kids see Dr. Michael Malone at Lamorinda Pediatrics. I've
been very happy with their care at Lamorinda Peds, although I
have to say that they haven't been seen all that much lately --
pretty much only for well-child visits. In the past they've
seen several other docs there for sick visits when Dr. Malone
was booked and I was happy with all of them.
Erin
Several moms in my playgroup have had wonderful things to say
about Lamorinda Pediatrics, specifically Jenny Anderson. She
recently had a child and can relate first hand to the needs of
the little ones (and the parents too)! If I wasn't already
happy with our pediatrician (Dorit Bar Din of East Bay
Pediatrics), she is who we would go to.
east bay mom
I can't say enough wonderful things about our pediatrician,
Daniel Robbins at Lamorinda Pediatrics. He is very clinically
sharp, current on research, thoughtful, respectful, and
incredibly caring. He always calls us back when we call, went
out of his way to see our premature twins first thing in the
morning or just before lunch when he would have more time to
spend with us and when they would be less likely to be exposed
to other children's illnesses, and has been fabulous in
following up on our boys' special needs. He is neither
alarmist nor non-challant about issues. He is incredibly
respectful of parents' choices and innate wisdom about their
own children. You and your children would be lucky to get him
as your pediatrician! (The office staff there is also quite
nice.)
alesia
Oct 2003

Re: Pediatrician in Lamorinda for child with allergies
I take my children to Dr. Michael Malone at LaMorinda
Pediatrics and we love him. We have been impressed with how he
quickly diagnosed a minor congenital abnormality the day our
daughter was born as well as the follow-up. Our daughter also
has Reactive Airway Disease and we have been pleased with the
care that he has given us as well as the care that we have
received from the other doctors in the practice. One Sunday
Dr. Malone was on call and met us at his office for an
emergency check-up even though the office was closed! I have
not had to deal with any illnesses that require the kind of
issues your son is having but I would recommend at least
interviewing Dr. Malone. He is great. LaMorinda Pediatric's
phone number is 925-284-1800.
Jennifer